Something as simple as the motion of water drops on surfaces should actually be understood—one would think. In fact there are still numerous unanswered questions about the forces acting on a sliding droplet. A team of researchers ...
Condensed Matter
Apr 15, 2022
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For decades engineers have dreamed of programming organisms to sustainably produce ethylene, a chemical that is nicknamed "the king of petrochemicals" for its importance in plastics. Now, one hopeful pathway to this petrochemical ...
Biochemistry
Mar 4, 2022
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The Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) announced that a research team led by Dr. Jeong-Myeong Ha of the Clean Energy Research Center developed a process technology and catalyst for removing hydrogen sulfide, ...
Materials Science
Mar 4, 2022
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Ethylene is one of the most important building blocks in chemical synthesis. Traditional thermocatalytic hydrogenation of acetylene to ethylene (HAE) requires high temperatures and high pressure, leading to excessive energy ...
Materials Science
Dec 8, 2021
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Like the plot of a mystery novel, research has found a twist in the way plants cannibalize their own cells to survive under stress.
Plants & Animals
Oct 11, 2021
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New research lays out the chemical steps used by a naturally occurring enzyme to convert a common chemical compound into ethylene—a plant hormone important for fruit ripening and an industrial chemical used in the production ...
Materials Science
Sep 13, 2021
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For years, researchers have worked to repurpose excess atmospheric carbon dioxide into new chemicals, fuels and other products traditionally made from hydrocarbons harvested from fossil fuels. The recent push to mitigate ...
Materials Science
Jan 11, 2021
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Mutants that reveal the secrets of how plants attack? No, it's not a scene from a science fiction movie, but you could be forgiven for thinking that. Instead, it's a scene from real life:
Plants & Animals
Nov 4, 2020
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A new study on genetic pathways in the common liverwort could have future implications for crop manipulation.
Plants & Animals
Oct 26, 2020
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Gut microbes affect human health, but there is still much to learn, in part because they're not easy to collect. But researchers now report in ACS Nano that they have developed an ingestible capsule that in rat studies captured ...
Bio & Medicine
Sep 9, 2020
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